Simplified entry pilot gets underway

Wednesday, June 06, 2012

A handful of customs brokers filed the first simplified entries on May 29 as part of a trial program to streamline document filing and give international shippers an early decision on releasing their cargo so they can make logistical arrangements prior to arrival, U.S. Customs Commissioner David Aguilar announced Monday. The simplified entries are being processed in Chicago, Indianapolis and Atlanta, he said in a keynote address at the American Association of Exporters and Importers annual conference in Arlington, Va. Nine customs brokers of varying sizes are participating in the pilot, which is only accepting entries for air cargo. Instead of filling out 27 data fields and waiting until manifest information from ...